Roughly a month after Spotify announced that a selection of audiobooks would become a part of its Premium subscription, the company is today expanding the service to U.S. […]
Nintendo confirms live-action Zelda movie is in the works
Zelda fans already got a stellar new game with “Tears of the Kingdom” this year, but Nintendo just dropped another exciting nugget of news: the gaming giant is […]
Don’t be afraid of the ‘AI-assisted’ Beatles song, ‘Now And Then’
There’s been a bit of FUD around the decision to use a form of AI to resurrect John Lennon’s voice in what Paul McCartney called “the last Beatles […]
Kaiber’s new app helps artists create music videos using generative AI tools
Kaiber, the generative AI creative studio behind the music videos of popular artists Kid Cudi and Linkin Park, announced today the launch of its new mobile app to […]
YouTube’s new teen safeguards limit repeated viewing of some video topics and more
Two years after testifying before the U.S. Senate over child safety concerns, including teens’ exposure to eating disorder content, YouTube today announced additional product safeguards around its content […]
New Facebook Stories API helps creators share directly from third-party desktop or web apps
Meta is introducing a new API that makes it easier to create and share a Facebook Story directly from a third-party desktop or web app. The social networking […]
Plex becomes a social network with public debut of ‘Discover Together’
Media software startup and streamer Plex is expanding its service to become more of a social network, not just a way to organize your home media or stream […]
French soccer players back African mobile video network StarNews Mobile in $3M round
African mobile video network StarNews Mobile has secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding. StarNews offers African content creators a platform for monetizing their work through a subscription […]
Web Summit names ex-Wikimedia CEO, Katherine Maher, to take over in wake of Cosgrave controversy
Web Summit has named a new CEO: Katherine Maher — previously CEO and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation (between 2019 and 2021). Maher is also chair of the […]
Agora enables brands to host live shopping events and auctions
Agora, the company that develops “real-time engagement” APIs, is making its livestream shopping technology widely available to help more brands build live commerce experiences, including shoppable shows, live […]